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Tucked into the roughly $900 billion coronavirus relief package that Congress passed late Monday is a gas pipeline safety provision that U.S. Sen. Edward Markey has been trying to get enacted for two years.
Markey s Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act, which is named for the 18-year-old man who was killed as a result of the explosions and fires that rocked Lawrence, Andover and North Andover on Sept. 13, 2018, his office said. The passage of this legislation is a critical step in ensuring that we prioritize public safety over corporate profit and never allow a tragic disaster like this to happen again, Markey said about the bill that would require on-site monitoring of gas system pressure during construction, seek to improve emergency response coordination, require gas distributors to produce complete maps and records of key pressure controls, and more.
Rondon gas safety bill expected to pass
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was 12 times what it should have been. here s erielle reshef. reporter: tonight, the harrowing calls for help as dozens of homes simultaneously ignite north of boston. there s a fire in the basement. okay, sir, there s a bunch of fires around town right now. we re going to get to you as soon as we can. i want you to make sure the home is evacuated. we re trying to. my husband is ringing all the doorbells. reporter: an investigation now under way. the ntsb reports the pressure of the gas line was 12 times the proper amount just before last week s deadly explosion that killed 18-year-old leonel rondon and injured at least 25 others. while most residents have returned home, thousands remain without gas as cooler weather approaches. the gas company setting a deadline of november 19th to restore gas to roughly 8,600 affected customers. fear plaguing a community still in crisis. as of now, i m afraid, even if they were to put the gas on
pierre, thanks to you. and next to massachusetts and the deadly chain reaction gas explosions. this was all breaking at we were on the air just 24 hours ago. dozens of homes burning at the same time, in several different communities. what we have now learned police with infrared imaging stopping another major explosion before it could happen. here s linsey davis tonight. reporter: tonight, residents still reeling after gas explosions rocked three communities north of boston thursday. with 60 to 80 structure fires, surrounding fire departments were overwhelmed. at least 12 buildings were left to burn. gary lang put the fire in his furnace out himself with sweatpants. i just started fanning it, fanning it, and it eventually went out. reporter: at least 25 people injured. and 18-year-old leonel rondon killed when a chimney from this house fell on his car. what is believed to be at fault, an issue with a high pressure gas main. the mayor, emotional today, lashing out at the gas c
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